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Sweet IEP's Anew

2 minutes 36 seconds

Cynthia Holmes, a staffing specialist at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, sings an original song about IEP's to Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams of You."

Media Details

Runtime: 2 minutes 36 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Education, Health and Safety
Subtopic: Disabilities, Special Education
Grade/Interest Level: PT/TT
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Release Year: 2012
Producer/Distributor: Youtube-Fsdbvideos
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Man with brown hair and beard pointing right index finger out and away from camera. Caption. Uh, have you taught your children sign language.

Closeup of a boy laying with his head next to another person and smiling with his eyes closed. Caption. Sound of crowd cheering.

An adult holds a child's hand while they run together on a concrete pad as other children look on. Caption. Never, ever make a excuse that you can't do something.

Group of teenagers getting ready in a gym locker room, some wearing bathing suits, others in shirts and shorts.

Group of teenagers eating together with 1 using a wheelchair. Caption. Male translator as narrator. Sometimes there are inaccessible places.

Man with amputated forearms, standing on residential street. Caption. Here's my story.

Woman in with brown short curly hair and a pleasant expression looks off camera against a black background.

Woman in a tan blazer looks at camera, standing in an office setting. Caption. How do you answer questions related to your disability?

Woman walks next to a man using a wheelchair with a small dog between. Caption. How you'd be successful in that position.

Man touches his fingers to a braille book as a woman sits nearby. Caption. I think I just adjusted to being a person who is blind.

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DEBBRA B. (Mukwonago, WI)

July 31st, 2014 at 09:17 PM

I just watched it. Very cute! I certainly can relate to her frustration in keeping up with the paperwork and managing IEP's in our job. The kiddos are the reason we teach and not the paperwork! :)
DEBBRA B. (Mukwonago, WI)

July 31st, 2014 at 09:12 PM

Sorry, but I didn't get a chance to view it.